WHITMORE HIGH SCHOOL

ASSISTANT SITE SUPERVISOR

Are you looking for an innovative and forward-thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you? Then come and join us at Whitmore High School where we believe all our exceptional staff contribute to transforming students’ lives!

We are looking for an Assistant Site Supervisor who would like to join our dynamic and successful school; someone who would like to be part of a friendly and hard-working team.

The successful candidate will:

• Have responsibility for master keys and ensure the site is opened and closed at designated times.
• Ensure the school is secure, free from intruders, and that all alarms are set appropriately.
• Carry out general maintenance, repairs and cleaning functions around the school site
• Operate appropriate machinery and learn and use specialist systems and equipment
• Monitor and provide site access to external contractors
• Understand the importance of health and safety, have a good working knowledge of health and safety at work and comply with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Show initiative and have the ability to work independently
• Enjoy working in a very busy and demanding environment
• Believe in the importance of teamwork and a collaborative approach
• Be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible in their approach with a pro-active approach to problem solving
• Be reliable with excellent attendance and punctuality
• Be committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the principles and practice of equal opportunities
• Be committed to the principles and practice of safeguarding all young people

Why work for Whitmore High School?

• State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities
• Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career
• You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school
• Exceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunities
• Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.
• Free annual flu jab
• Free use of the on-site gym

OFSTED graded the school in March 2025 as Outstanding in all areas and commented “Pupils achieve particularly well at this school due to the ambitious curriculum provided. Pupils are highly engaged and focused in lessons. A clear sense of care resonates through this truly inclusive school.” Our students are happy, well behaved and make excellent progress.

Full details of the post, application form and more information on our school can be viewed on our website www.whitmore.harrow.sch.uk

We reserve the right to interview early for this post should a suitable candidate apply

Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. A copy of our child protection policy can be found on the school website. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, this post is listed as an exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.